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Helpful Web Sites
The websites compiled here are a small piece of what is available on the Internet. If you have suggestions for additional sites, questions, or comments, please contact the Youth Services Librarian.
Reference Databases / Sites for Preschoolers / Homework Help / Books & Reading / Fun Facts / Entertainment / Games
Sites for Preschoolers
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Between the Lions This early literacy site, for children ages 4-7, is a tie-in for the award-winning television program.
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Caillou Caillou and Rosie are featured in these games ,coloring sheets, printable activities and more.
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Curious George Mazes, games, activities, etc. featuring Curious George
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Julia's Rainbow Corner Preschool games and activities with sound.
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Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes Nursery rhymes with rebus pictures and printable coloring sheets.
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PlayKidsGames Math, alphabet and logic games designed for younger children and their parents.
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Sesame Street Workshop Activities featuring Sesame Street characters. Play games with Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and the Cookie Monster.
Homework help
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BJ Pinchbecks' Homework Help A great site for helping with homework. Covers a wide range of subject areas.
FactMonster Find information about a variety of subjects ranging from weather facts to homework help to quizzes and games.
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50states All-inclusive site about the 50 states.
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GeoHive Population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities.
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Homework Center Homework Help A very well organized site that will help with homework. Topics range from wars and world history to maps and mythology.
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Kids Domain Clip Art Thousands of original images which can be used legally for educational purposes.
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MadSciNet A group of scientists providing answers to your questions.
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A Maths Dictionary for Kids An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language" that is full of fun and educational examples.
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Science Fair Project Resource Guide An excellent resource from Internet Public Library that links to all sorts of resources for their projects.
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700+ Great Sites Many websites for kids and adults arranged by subject by the American Library Association.
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Time for Kids This companion to the Time for Kids magazine connects youth with up-to-the-minute news and current events.
Books & Reading
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Bookhive A reader's advisory tool for infants through sixth graders that can be searched by topic or reading level.
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Children's Literature Web Guide A collection of internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
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Curious George Curious George, the Man with the Yellow Hat, games, activities, mazes and more.
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Goodnight Stories Variety of story activities for children up to age 6, including audio stories.
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Jan Brett Local author's website containing dozens of printable coloring sheets, games and contests.
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KidsRead Coverage of children's books, series and authors, including games and trivia section.
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Kidspace Story Hour Check out the stories at the youth division of the Internet Public Library. Stories are presented in a variety of forms, including plain text, text with graphics and audio, and self-running programs.
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Literature & Language Sites for Children Links to many popular and classic children's reading web sites by the American Library Association
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Marc Brown Biography of the local author Marc Brown, famous for his "Arthur" books.
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Meet the Authors Links to popular author and illustrator's websites from Baltimore County Public Library.
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Moonlit Road Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers.
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Mythweb Encyclopedia of mythology for young people.
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PBSKids Visit your favorite PBS shows (Arthur, Between the Lions, Sagwa).
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Scholastic Visit the official sites for your favorite Scholastic books: Harry Potter, Captain Underpants, Deltora Quest, and more.
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Seussville Everything Seuss.
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StoryPlace In English and Spanish. Includes links to preschool and elementary school stories, as well as online and other activities.
Fun Facts
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Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids Basic information on how our government operates for kids in grades K-12.
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Biography Has a searchable online database containing 15,000 international names, past and present.
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Building Big Explore construction with interactive labs and challenges.
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CountryReports Concise, readable, current guide to basic country information.
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Electronic Zoo Created by a veterinary doctor, this site has tons of info on animals.
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Exploratorium Puzzles, games and experiments.
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Figure This! Math Challenges Math activities by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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Kids Health Provides great physical and mental health information for kids.
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Marilyn's Imagination Factory Offers art activities using recycled materials.
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NASA Kids Sections include space and beyond, rockets and airplanes, and the earth.
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National Geographic Kids Great info for kids about the world, its people, and its wildlife.
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The Presidents of the United States Biographies, photos, links and speeches of US presidents.
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SFS Kids Listen, learn, and compose with the San Francisco Symphony.
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Ontario Science Centre Online Games, experiments, activities, and more.
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Volcano World's Kids' Door Games, virtual field trips, project ideas and an art gallery.
Entertainment
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Billboard Music ratings, current top ratings and songs.
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Cartoon Network Cartoon Network's shows, schedules and activities.
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Crafts for Kids Craft projects for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children.
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Disney Online For the young child interested in Disney movies and television programming. Includes Bear in he Big Blue House, Stanley, Rolie Polie Olie and more.
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Family Channel TV schedule for the family channel, games, show info. and contests.
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Internet Movie Database Look up movie show times, watch trailers, or search the database of thousands of titles.
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Kids Domain Features hundreds of crafts for holidays, Pokemon, bean bag animals, Scout crafts, plus ideas using recycled materials, beads, and much more.
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MP3.com Download music in MP3 format.
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MusicNet Samples of hits you can listen to from rock to rap and beyond.
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Nickelodeon The official Nickelodeon website with info and activities for all you favorite shows and movies
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Nick Jr. Nick Jr.'s TV schedule, printables, games and crafts, including Dora the Explorer
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PBSKids Visit your favorite PBS shows (Arthur, Between the Lions, Sagwa). Games, activities, printables.
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Thomas the Tank Engine Commercial website with games, activities, and printables.
Games
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Addicting Games Lots of fun games to play online or download to your computer.
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Bored.com Sites for all ages and interests; new and funny sites updated frequently.
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Mazoons Tons of printable mazes.
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Chess is Fun Site for learning to play chess. Appropriate for beginners.
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CLN for Kids Only A unique variety of online games for various ages.
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Fake Out! Word games for various age groups.
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FunBrain Great interactive games for children ages eight and up, involving math, spelling and reading.
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FunSchool Great range of activities for preschool - Grade 6.
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GeoNetGame For grades 4 and up. Games on geography in 6 different subject areas.
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Good Night Mr. Snozzleberg Help the sleepwalking Mr. Snoozleberg save the night and avoid disaster!
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PlayKidsGames Math, alphabet and logic games designed for younger children and their parents.
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Sesame Street Workshop Activities featuring Sesame Street characters. Play games with Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and the Cookie Monster.
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Sodaconstrructor Create a model out of digital soda straws and use your engineering skills to animate it. Selected as one of the American Library Association's 2002 Notable Children's Web Site.
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Thunk.com Children learn about and create secret messages and secret codes.
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Pauly's Playhouse fun online interactive games and activities for children 3 and up.
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UpToTen 600 games and educational activities for kids up to age 10.
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Yuckiest Site on the Internet Explore the yucky, gross, and cool.
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